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PD-ARTS Asian Studies

Informal specialisationYear: 2021

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Overview

Please note that PD-ARTS Postgraduate Diploma in Arts will no longer be accepting new applications as of the 1st January 2015, the program from 2015 will be offered as GDA-ARTS Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced). Please refer to the correct handbook entry for program information for commencing students from 2015.

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Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation should:

  • have an advanced level of study designed to allow students to specialise their knowledge across one area of study;
  • have the scope to refine their analytical skills and research techniques;
  • gain the opportunity to specialise with strong foundation for the future progression to higher degree research in Arts at the Masters or PhD level;
  • improved scope of employment options and professional advancement.

Last updated: 30 January 2024

Structure

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:


  • thesis subject (50 points)
  • one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
  • three elective subjects (37.5 points)

Total 100 points

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

Subject Options

Thesis Subject

50 points

Please note: the thesis must be taken over two consecutive semesters

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ASIA40003 Asian Studies Thesis No longer available

Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ASIA90004 Critical Asian Perspectives
Semester 1 (Online)
 12.5

Elective Subjects

37.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ASIA90001 Human Rights in Southeast Asia
Semester 2 (Online)
 12.5
ASIA90008 Asia and the World
Semester 2 (Online)
 12.5
ANTH40004
CULS40006 Cultural Studies in Asia No longer available
ENGL40021
GEND90006 Gender, Globalisation and Development
March (Online)
 12.5
HIST40023
HIST90026 History, Memory and Violence in Asia
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
INTS90007 Rising China in the Globalised World
July (Online)
 12.5
INTS90008 Education and State Power in China No longer available
PHIL40011
POLS90013 Politics and Business in post-Mao China Not available in 2021 12.5

Links

http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/

Last updated: 30 January 2024